hey everyone! last night i had the extreme pleasure of catching pink on her funhouse tour at staples center here in los angeles – as expected girlfriend totally kicked ass – and unlike britney spears she sang every song live – no lip syncing at all – which was quite refreshing! she did a great mix of new and old material along with a couple of covers (the setlist is posted below) the crowd was in total high spirits (adam lambert was there with his hot boyfriend drake labry) but then some super annoying ladies were getting all upset because people were standing up in front of ‘em – they were screaming sit down, sit down – i started to get annoyed since they were making more of disturbance than the people standing – i turned to them and i was like shut the fuck up and after that – they stopped making a fuss! unfortunately pink did something to her shoulder four days ago – so she wasn’t able to do as many acrobatics on the ropes as she normally would have but she was amazing – such a performer and her body is beyond incredible – i just adore her! check out some pictures i snapped below – and there’s video i shot of her last song glitter in the air – she was even dipped in water at the very end – it such a cool touch! popbytes over & out for now …. xoxo

setlist

1. “Highway to Hell” (AC/DC cover)

2. “Bad Influence”

3. “Just Like A Pill”

4. “Who Knew”

5. “It’s All Your Fault”/”Ave Mary A”

6. “Don’t Let Me Get Me”

7. “I Touch Myself” (Divinyls cover)

8. “Please Don’t Leave Me”

9. “U + Ur Hand”

10. “Leave Me Alone (I’m Lonely)”

11. “So What”

12. “Family Portrait”

13. “I Don’t Believe You”

14. “Dear Mr. President”

15. “Trouble” (Acoustic version)

16. “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You” (Led Zeppelin cover)

17. “Sober”

18. “Bohemian Rhapsody” (Queen cover)

19. “Funhouse”

20. “Crazy” (Gnarls Barkley cover)


Encore

21. “Get the Party Started”

22. “Glitter In The Air”

good evening! tonight i’m heading down to staples center to catch pink on her funhouse tour which just kicked off here in the states a few days ago up in seattle (the ting tings are opening – i’m going to some party tomorrow night where they’ll be performing too!) i saw her once before when she toured with justin timberlake – she put on an excellent show back then – i think she might actually top herself tonight – i can’t wait! her most recent album funhouse was my top favorite album of 2008 – i’m excited to see her perform some of her new material live but i still totally love her debut single there you go (watch the video below) from back in 2000 – i’ve been a huge fan from the very start … it’s great to see her doing better than ever nine years later! i’m hoping to spot her sexy hubby carey hart at the show – he’s super adorable (all those tattoos … yummy!) i’m thrilled they managed to work things out and are staying together – mr. & mrs. hart make a totally kick-ass couple! of course i’ll be twittering from the show – so please stay tuned! popbytes over & out for now … xoxo

good evening! oh today was such a long and busy day at work – i’m totally itching to get out and relax a bit – and tonight’s tracy chapman show down at the wiltern is just what i need right now! i’ve been a huge fan of ms. chapman since her 1988 self-titled debut album was released – hands down fast car is one of the best songs ever – and i’ve never had the chance to see tracy sing it live – girlfriend has to do that track tonight! last november she released her 8th studio album called our bright future – for some reason i totally missed it but i picked up a copy yesterday and i’ve been playing it all day … it’s superb as i expected it would be! below you’ll find the video for the first single sing for you – i love her voice – listening to her sing is like wrapping yourself in a warm & comfy blanket – i know her show is going to be stellar – i will try to twitter updates tonight! popbytes over & out for now … xoxo

good evening! last night was truly a magical evening at the hollywood bowl – it was legendary diva grace jones‘ first show at the venue and i don’t think she’s played los angeles in years – i knew as soon as tickets were available – i simply had to be there! although i had a couple of friends going to the show – i picked up one ticket for myself in the garden box area – i didn’t mind being there alone at all – i had an amazing seat – right smack dab in the middle – and just far enough back to enjoy the spectacle of seeing ms. jones command the stage plus i made a couple of new friends (the woman sitting next to me was super nice) ms. jones started off the show draped in a large silver piece of cloth (watch the video below) as she began singing this is life off her kick-ass new album hurricane at the end she revealed herself wearing this wild outfit – complete with a white mane wig and headpiece (pictured below – many thanks to cyana trend.land for the pics) the first of many insanely crazy, sexy and cool costumes (designed by eiko ishioka) she probably changed about a total of seven or eight times – during each switch she talked to the audience from backstage – just listening to her speak was incredible – her voice is unlike any other – it’s haunting at times – she’s in a league of her own!



ms. jones ran through ten songs before her final encore song pull up to the bumper – i think she might have also performed her classic tune slave to the rhythm but since the bowl is in a residential area – there’s lame rules about performing past a certain time (10:30pm) which totally sucks – the audience was eating up everything she put out there … i could have easily spent the entire night watching her prance around the stage – i still can’t believe she’s 61! girlfriend still has an incredible body and her deep throaty voice gave me chills (i swear she’s like from another planet … a place i’d seriously love to visit) she really put on an excellent show (an interesting tidbit: her sexy son paulo goude was playing in her band) if you live in NYC – you MUST try to get tickets to grace’s show on thursday night (july 30th) at the hammerstein ballroom (a way smaller venue than the bowl) i know that’s going to be a killer show! my only regret is not bringing my camera along – sometimes the staff really search your bag but last night the guard barely looked inside! i also would have liked to tweet more but i got zero reception over there (which was actually fine – i got to enjoy myself without having to worry about twittering updates) when i wrote about her new album last year – i said i’d love to see her live someday – now i’m thrilled and beyond thankful i had the opportunity to – it was an evening i won’t soon forget – a once-in-a-lifetime experience! popbytes over & out for tonight … xoxo



PS my darling liza minnelli is playing at the bowl on august 28th & 29th – i already have a ticket to the first show – if i can get a decent seat for the second one – i’ll be at the show too … i can’t believe i’m finally going to see liza in person – OMG!

grace jones / july 26th 2009 / hollywood bowl / los angeles



this is life
williams blood
my jamaican guy
la vie en rose
love is the drug
corporate cannibal
devil in my life
demolition man
i’ve seen that face before (libertango)
hurricane
encore
pull up to the bumper

PHOTOS | CYANA TREND.LAND

BONUS PICS! THE LEGENDARY GRACE JONES IN CONCERT (SYDNEY, 01/12/09)

PHOTOS | SPLASH NEWS

UPDATE! my review of grace jones is up – click here to read it – the show was amazing!


hey kids! i’ve got a big day ahead of me – first up i’m leaving in a little while to cover the red carpet arrivals at the comedy central roast of joan rivers – hopefully i will be able to snag some pics and video (plus of course i’ll be tweeting) but then i must run back here to grab my bag o’ goodies (which includes a bottle of wine along with some tasty treats from trader joes) and walk up to the hollywood bowl to catch the legendary grace jones in concert – this is the first time she’s playing the bowl and she doesn’t really play that many shows here in the US (she is playing NYC on july 30th) i’ve always been a huge fan of her exotic and kooky ways (plus she starred in one my favorite james bond flicks a view to a kill) last year she released her first album in nineteen years called hurricane which is quite amazing – check out the video below for the second single called williams’ blood (the song is about how she takes after her mom’s musical side of the family) tonight i’m totally going to be a slave to the rhythm … please stay tuned on twitter for updates! popbytes over & out for now … xoxo

hey kids! i’ve got a couple of busy (but fun) nights ahead of me – starting with tonight! right now i’m heading over to the roxy over on sunset to see jay brannan (join him on myspace / follow him on twitter) some of you probably already know him … the slightly jaded yet super adorable (just look at his picture below) openly gay singer/songwriter (who got all naked and sexy in shortbus) he recently released an album of cover songs called in living color (itunes) the follow-up to his kick-ass debut album godammned (itunes) he’s got such a sweet and honest vibe – i’ve been dying to see him play in person! before the show i might get to meet up with him for a few minutes and snap a couple of pictures … of course – i will keep everyone updated via twitter! enjoy the video below for his track can’t have it all – he’s just about the cutest thing ever! popbytes over & out for tonight … xoxo